Ruins of the past

Chu Qiguang looked at the fat cat in front of him, as if he was slightly startled, and then saw some familiar shadows on the cat's face.

Fat Cat sat up from the sofa. He seemed to want to try to stand up, but gave up after trying. He still kept lying down and said, "It's me, Chu Qiguang."

"I'm Qiao Zhi, don't you recognize me? Are you suffering from side effects from sleeping for too long?"

At the same time, in front of the sofa where Qiao Zhi was lying, something like news was playing on a screen, and the content immediately attracted Chu Qiguang's attention.

"On the second and third day of February, suspected monsters appeared at Siming Pier. People who were at the terminal on that day are asked to voluntarily conduct a magic test..."

"The total amount of Qi and blood in the world increased by more than 12% that year. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced that all anemic people will be lifted out of poverty this year, and the coverage of first-level warriors in the world exceeds 88%..."

"Qingyang County will promote free demon-conquering rituals for people aged 3-7 years old. The local area has maintained a record of zero demon contamination for ten years..."

"The 12th Transvestite Friendship Conference is being held in Yongzhou. Representatives of transvestites from 49 states around the world held a memorial ceremony in front of the Central Plains War Monument..."

Looking at these news, Chu Qiguang's mind was filled with waves.

He looked at Qiao Zhi beside him and said calmly: "It looks like I slept for a long time."

Although there were many doubts in his heart, Chu Qiguang still remained calm.

After all, he knew there was no point in being anxious. The most important thing at hand was gathering intelligence.

Chu Qiguang walked to the blood pool on the side and tried to control the qi and blood network using the method of blood circulation.

At this moment, he discovered that although the upper level of the Qi and Blood Network was densely packed with various commands... even he couldn't understand some of them.

But the language at the lower level is still built on his blood-sympathy method. He has no problem controlling it, and the priority is still at the highest position.

Qiao Zhi said with a strange look on his face: "Didn't you set hibernation yourself?"

"And logically speaking, although you are hibernating, you will also passively receive the latest information from the blood pool. Once there is a situation that matches your predetermined situation and the situation is out of control, you will be awakened..."

Chu Qiguang touched his chin and said doubtfully, "I don't remember these things."

Qiao Zhi chuckled and said, "Since you don't remember... then welcome to the future."

"You would never imagine how beautiful the world is now. We succeeded, and the world today has been completely changed by us."

"Whether it's famine, natural disasters, even demon contamination, and threats from alien gods, everything is according to your plan. No... it should be that your plan has been exceeded. All the seeds you planted have turned into Big tree in the sky.”

"The two races of humans and monsters are now working together, and martial arts and Taoism have also been developed for a long time. Qi and blood have continued to increase. Now you are the person with the most Qi and blood in the world."

"The interest you earn from your energy and blood every year now is probably equivalent to the decades you spent practicing..."

Listening to Qiao Zhi's words, Chu Qiguang felt a little confused, a little weird, but also a little hopeful.

He had no memory of ever planning a long hibernation.

In addition, Chu Qiguang felt that something happened before he went to bed that made him care.

But maybe because he had been hibernating for too long, he couldn't remember what it was.

And the news just now and the future mentioned by Qiao Zhi... all of this seemed a bit dreamy and unreal in Chu Qiguang's eyes.

After all, for him, the world before hibernation was just a moment ago.

At this moment, Qiao Zhi continued: "It's not uncommon for memory loss accidents to happen during hibernation. You and Jiaojiao have prepared a record together. I just need to take you to restore your memory."

He just heard him shout: "Jin Nu! Are you there?"

"I'm here, sir."

As Jin Nu's cold voice sounded, streaks of fire appeared in the air, forming a faint shadow of Jin Nu.

Chu Qiguang was slightly stunned when he saw this scene and said, "Is this... the power of Buddha's fire?"

Qiao Zhi said from the side: "Well, after the reform of Taoism related to Buddha's fire, Jin Nu has upgraded herself. Currently, within the scope of the Buddha's world, they can directly project to every corner of the world along the Buddha's light. "

Chu Qiguang was slightly surprised: "Is there such a big progress?"

Qiao Zhi said to Jinnu: "Call the record to start the memory recovery process."

Hearing this, Jinnu looked at Chu Qiguang: "Long time no see, Mr. Chu, do you need me to help you recover your memory?"

Chu Qiguang asked: "How to help?"

Qiao Zhi on the side said: "The amnesia caused by hibernation is usually temporary. Let Jinnu help you read the history of these years, which will stimulate you to restore your memory."

Chu Qiguang nodded: "Let's get started." He also wanted to see what happened in these years.

Following Jin Nu's inquiry again, a call rose from Chu Qiguang's heart.

Qiao Zhi said from the side: "This is the Dream Network connecting you. As long as you answer the call, you can connect to the Dream Network and see what we can see now."

Chu Qiguang asked: "Is Mengwang Lin Lan's dream?"

Qiao Zhi said: "Yes, it is now the fifth generation of the Dream Network. Regardless of whether they are human or demon, they will be possessed with Taoism as soon as they are born and will be permanently connected to the Dream Network."

"This kind of Taoism directly eliminates all illiteracy in the world, makes most criminal acts unable to escape, and can also quickly conduct preliminary detection of demon dyeing."

"After the fifth generation of Montnet began to be promoted, the number of criminals and demons around the world dropped rapidly..."

Chu Qiguang tried to respond to Mengwang's call, and the next moment he felt the light flowing in front of his eyes, and a large number of images and shadows flashed in front of him.

It feels like the physical world in front of you suddenly has many screens of different sizes.

Chu Qiguang understood instantly: 'It seems that the current dream network uses Taoism to combine dreams and reality, making people have a kind of lucid dream? I saw a world where reality and dreams overlap... Has this Taoism spread throughout the world? ’

At the same time, Chu Qiguang felt a strange movement coming from the Qi and Blood Network on the side, which seemed to be connected to the Dream Network.

‘The Qi and Blood Network, the Dream Network, and Jin Nu’s Fire Network, can the three networks already mobilize each other? ’

At the same time, the images reflected in the dream changed, and a large number of images that appeared to be historical data appeared.

His portrait even appeared in it, giving Chu Qiguang a weird feeling like he was in a history class.

In the next few days, Chu Qiguang did not rush out, but stayed underground in the Salo Palace.

Use Qiao Zhi, Jin Nu and Meng Wang to collect information about history and the outside world to understand what happened in the past and what the world is like now.

What appeared in front of him seemed to be an infinitely better and bright future, just like Qiao Zhi said... All problems have been solved with the development of the entire society.

"Mr. Chu, since you defeated the extraterrestrial coalition forces and led the world to peace, the human and demon tribes have worked hand in hand. Food production has increased year by year, the total amount of qi and blood has been rising, and the productivity brought by the qi and blood machine has also increased..."

"Martial arts, Taoism and various knowledges have been opened up one after another. Under your encouragement, the whole world has entered a period of rapid development..."

"But Mr. Chu, your self-discipline, diligence and hard work are far beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"Whether it is the human race or the demon race, it is difficult to follow your hard work all the time."

"So in the years after your hibernation, people's mental pressure increased year by year, social conflicts occurred frequently, and work efficiency decreased..."

“Under Mr. Jiao’s leadership, monthly holidays were quickly extended to all walks of life.”

"From one day off per month at the beginning, to two days, three days, four days..."

"The happiness of people's lives has improved rapidly, the practice of martial arts and Taoism has become more efficient, and the research and development of major projects has also been rapidly promoted."

"Today, the average person in the world has 20 days of vacation per month, and everyone spends more time on music, painting, drama and other entertainment activities every month."

"Most of the heavy repetitive work has been replaced by Qi and blood machines. People in the whole society can focus on more creative work and have achieved fruitful results."

When Chu Qiguang heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Twenty days of rest every month?"

Qiao Zhi, who has been accompanying him all the time, said: "Don't worry, now everyone doesn't have to work so long, but it has made the whole society progress faster."

As the pictures jumped one by one, Jinnu continued to introduce: "With this as a background, with the great development of Taoism and martial arts, first the famine was completely solved, and then natural disasters were controlled in various places, and the solar terms in all parts of the world were in place. Under the regulation of the imperial court.”

"Miss Lin Lan and Immortal Li Yaofeng jointly developed the magic dye detection technique based on the Dream Network, which can prevent the outbreak of magic dye in advance, and then use the magic subduing technique taught by Tianshi, combined with the physical transformation of the blood pool and other methods Come and cure the demon dye."

"The penetration rate of Tianxiatong is increasing year by year, and now it has reached more than 96%. After the Qi and blood of all races in the world have been integrated, they have been reasonably redistributed to maintain rapid growth every year..."

"The Blessed Land of Cave Heaven has spread to more than 30% of the world's land. It is now an era when everyone has a blessed land and a house to live in..."

During this period of time, Chu Qiguang also tried to sense the world passage he released, and felt that the power contained in it and the expanded complexity had reached an incredible level.

Before he fully understood the current situation, he did not easily mobilize the energy and blood within it.

"Dazhu and Datai were successively incorporated into the territory of the Han Dynasty. With the investment in national education, as well as the propaganda of the Emperor and Evil God, and the spread of the world, the people gradually gained awakening..."

When Chu Qiguang heard this, he asked: "What is happening to these sects such as Huangtian Dao, Shenxian Dao, and Wuwei Sect now?"

Jin Nu said: "All the classics of the Wuwei Sect and the Immortal Way have been collected and banned."

"The last disciple of Huangtian Dao was arrested twelve years ago and is now undergoing ideological reform in prison."

Chu Qiguang was stunned for a moment, then asked: "What about Emperor Tai Tai and the Golden Body of Xuan Xuzi? Did they take action?"

Jinnu said: "Twenty-five years ago, during a rental dispute in Cave Heaven Paradise, Emperor Tai Tai was exposed because he did not have a universal account and could not pay the rent."

"He was then formally arrested after a three-month pursuit and he is currently in forced hibernation."

"The golden body of Xuan Xuzi assassinated Mr. Jiao five years ago and was killed on the spot. The body is currently kept in the Qi and Blood Workshop, waiting for your decision."

Chu Qiguang opened his mouth slightly, feeling as if he was dreaming: "Xuan Xuzi's golden body... was actually defeated? Who defeated him? Li Yaofeng? Huang Daoxu? Or Yong'an? Which of them broke through? Are you in seclusion?"

Jin Nu said: "No one has broken through to the realm of Shenyou. The golden body of Xuan Xuzi was besieged by 5.8 million qi-blood machine soldiers and killed on the spot."

"Due to the destruction of Xuan Xuzi's golden body and the spread of the battle, the casualties among the people at that time exceeded 200,000, and the loss of energy and blood reached more than one million."

"The public has developed a huge fear of super powerful individuals, and the accumulated conflicts between ordinary people and the powerful have exploded."

"In order to limit the oppression caused by individual strong men, the Chamber of Commerce and the imperial court jointly promulgated regulations restricting martial gods and immortals above the Taoist realm..."

"The development of martial arts and Taoism since then has completely shifted towards mass production and general use. However, the strong men in the traditional era were almost vulnerable to large-scale Qi and blood weapons."

"Today, there are far fewer people who have entered the Taoist and Saint realms in the world than before you hibernated..."

"But the strength of the entire world has far exceeded that of the past. Even if the Huangtian World really comes, we are still enough to fight against it..."

Chu Qiguang sighed. Everything Jin Nu said still gave him an unbelievable sense of emptiness and strangeness.

He said in a complicated tone: "By the way, I forgot to ask you...how long have I been hibernating?"

"Mr. Chu, from the 29th year of Yongan Yongan to the 43rd year of Xinhan, you have been hibernating for a total of 52 years."

…

On the streets of Night City.

Chu Qiguang's eyes were full of colors, shining with seven-colored light.

Under the projection of Monternet, various advertisements flash from time to time on the walls, floors, cars, and even on some people's bodies.

Before he hibernated, Night City was still dominated by bungalows. Now, all he could see were high-rise buildings with hundreds of floors.

There are both people and monsters on the street, and from Chu Qiguang's observation, each of them is a warrior of the first level.

He walked on the street for a long time, but he never saw a person or demon without any martial arts foundation, but he also never saw a warrior who was above the first level. This ratio made Chu Qiguang feel a little strange.

In the past few days, Chu Qiguang began to leave Salo Palace and walk around and observe in the City of Night.

And everything is just like what Qiao Zhi and Jin Nu said, the people live a prosperous life, every person is a warrior, all physical labor has been replaced by Qi and blood machines, and most people's life is different entertainment every day.

However, according to Chu Qiguang's observation, it seems that few people are focusing on practicing martial arts and Taoism.

In fact, Taoism and martial arts in today's world have become like scientific research. Most people only cultivate to the first level in school, and basically there will be no progress after graduation.

After all, in everyone's eyes, battles are now left to Qi and blood weapons by default.

Ordinarily, even if you want to obtain some extraordinary power, you can directly rent the magical powers that are common in the world, or you can accept some physical transformation, use blood weapons, etc.

As for those in ancient times who devoted themselves to hard work and pursuit of realm, and the whole society respected the strong, this is regarded by people today as the dregs of feudalism and involution caused by backward technological levels.

As a result, no one cares about Chu Qiguang's current realm and cultivation. Compared with his realm, the current Chamber of Commerce management seems to be more worried about whether he will intervene in the daily operations and management of the Chamber of Commerce.

Next to Chu Qiguang was a girl with fox ears and a fox tail. The girl stared at Chu Qiguang non-stop and said, "Mr. Chu, I feel that you...have never been happy? "

Chu Qiguang glanced at the other party. According to his bloodline, this fox demon was a descendant of Thirteen Niangs. He was sent by the Chamber of Commerce to help him adapt to modern life.

After hearing what the other party said, Chu Qiguang said nothing.

The fox girl then said: "The situation you are in now is common to many long-term hibernators. It is a psychological problem caused by time and memory deviations."

"You have to learn to relax. It's not a few decades ago now. The war is over, and there's no need to practice martial arts or Taoism."

"Just enjoy your old age with peace of mind."

"You are the richest man in the world."

Chu Qiguang glanced at the passers-by and asked, "Is the battle not over yet? The Emperor's World may come at any time."

The fox girl said: "They don't dare to fight us even after they come. If you don't believe it, just read the analysis of other experts."

With the operation of Montnets, a video appeared directly in front of Chu Qiguang, much like some online program.

One of them analyzed: "...Our tenth Demon Control Mountain will be officially put into operation next year. This Demon Control Mountain uses the latest Qi and blood technology and can hit thousands of miles away in one breath."

"When Huangtian World arrives, most of them will be killed by over-the-horizon strikes before they even see us."

"The level of Taoism in Huangtian World has lagged behind ours."

"The Qi and Blood Workshop in Night City has already deciphered the composition of the Son of Emperor Tian and is able to cultivate the Son of Emperor Tian on their own. They also extracted the memories of the Son of Emperor Tian for analysis."

"The class in the Huangtian world has been seriously solidified, the society is lifeless, and Taoism and martial arts have not developed for thousands of years."

"And our society respects the freedom and intelligence of every individual and inspires the potential of all citizens."

"Every step of social development will be fed back to the citizens, so we will develop faster and faster, and in the end we will be far behind the religious development model of Huangtian World."

Then the fox girl dug out another news video:

"We need to build 20 more Demon Taming Mountains! Immortal Li Yaofeng: We should build more super weapons to deal with the threat of Emperor Tian, ​​and the whole society should increase investment in Taoist research... The share price of Bad Kong Workshop rose by 5.8 that day. %……”

He looked at the fox girl aside and asked, "Where did the news you were watching come from? It seems a little different from what I have been watching these past few days."

The fox girl said: "Oh, that was summarized by some folk media in Dream Network..."

Chu Qiguang: "Let's take a look, those news seem quite interesting."

After hearing this, the fox girl called up other online news.

"From now on in New God Capital, all junior and intermediate public martial arts schools in the province will suspend after-school make-up classes. Any on-the-job teachers are prohibited from teaching martial arts above level two. However, private martial arts schools and off-campus training will not be affected by this. We recommend that all apprentices register for the martial arts temple. , there is one-on-one guidance from professional Wu Jinshi..."

"Anti-martial arts organizations once again protested against the overburden in the school, and accused the school of allowing students to practice for more than two hours a month in order to improve student performance, increasing the risk of demon contamination..."

“The environmental protection organization ‘Four Seasons’ launched an initiative on the Internet, believing that magic staining is still on the rise globally. In order to reduce demon staining, the spread of martial arts and Taoism to ordinary people should be completely banned, and we must beware of the side effects of knowledge!”

"Qingyang Pharmaceutical announced its delisting. Its market value has shrunk by 95% since its listing. The chairman is currently hibernating. It seems that this liar has spent all his energy and blood..."

"Yesterday, a male deliveryman from the Dragon tribe of Dragon Island used lethal martial arts to injure many human students in an undersea apartment. The suspect has been arrested."

"His followers on Mengwang have exceeded 100,000. Dragon Quan Organization has expressed concern and believes that he suffered unfair treatment during the trial. Please stay tuned to this station for his live trial..."

At this moment, the fox girl seemed to be listening to something, then closed the news page and said, "There is nothing to see later."

"Anyway, don't worry. Today's Qi and blood weapons are much more powerful than in ancient times. No matter how strong an individual is, it's useless."

"Those who take the path of individual strength like Huangtian World will only get harder and harder."

"Our society develops the subjective initiative of each individual and gathers the wisdom of everyone. Our development model far exceeds the feudal and superstitious model of the Huangtian World."

"Because our development will continue to feed back to everyone, it will develop faster and faster, and it will continue to accelerate..."

What the fox girl said is also the current consensus of most people, that is, the current development model of the Han Dynasty is far superior to that of the Huangtian World, and it is the most excellent social system from ancient times to the present.

Chu Qiguang said again: "What if we can't beat him?"

The fox girl said: "Then we can also use the Buddhist world to escape..."

It is said that under the research led by Jiaojiao, the Chamber of Commerce has found a way to control the Buddhist world. If the war is unfavorable, it can take all the people to escape from this world at any time.

Therefore, the development of the entire society is now concentrated in the Buddhist world, and the original material world has turned into large areas of farmland and various natural environment reserves.

All of Chu Qiguang's past plans seemed to have come true, but there was always a feeling that something was wrong in his heart.

…

"Brother Dog, you finally woke up!"

Appearing in front of Chu Qiguang was a middle-aged man with slightly gray hair. He took Chu Qiguang's hand and said excitedly: "I am Chen Gang, do you still remember me?"

Chu Qiguang: "I'm just hibernating, and I don't have Alzheimer's disease. How come I don't remember you?"

Chen Gang scratched his head in embarrassment: "I heard Master Qiao say that you lost your memory, and I thought you didn't remember me."

Chu Qiguang said: "How long have you been hibernating? When did you wake up?"

Chen Gang said: "I have always been in short-term hibernation, long-term hibernation...I always feel that things have changed when I wake up, and I don't dare. Brother Dog, you are so brave, you can sleep for decades."

Chu Qiguang said in an inexplicable tone: "Really?"

Chen Gang said: "Yes, after many people hibernated for a long time, their sons turned into fathers, and fathers turned into sons. The relationship between relatives and friends was so messed up that it was impossible to explain."

Chu Qiguang asked: "What do you think of the world now?"

Chen Gang said: "Of course it's good. As long as we eat and drink every day, we are much happier than we were then..."

Just then, there was a noise coming from the front.

Chu Qiguang asked: "What happened?"

The fox girl on the side stretched out her hand, and lines of pictures and text appeared in front of them.

“It seems that the racial equality organization ‘Ring’ is protesting the Donghai Chamber of Commerce’s invisible discrimination against non-human races and demanding a 12% salary increase for all non-human races…”

Chu Qiguang said: "Didn't it mean that humans and demons join hands and the conflict between humans and demons is gone?"

Fox girl: "Different races have to pursue their own interests. Everyone can speak freely and express their demands freely. It will not affect the friendship between humans and monsters."

Then he saw all kinds of monsters coming in front of him like a tidal wave.

Chu Qiguang left with Chen Gang and the fox girl, but suddenly he sensed someone breaking through the crowd and approaching him.

Then, a familiar voice sounded in his heart: "Chu Qiguang, it's me."

"Master Qiao? Aren't you in the Sala Palace?"

The other party said: "How could I be that fat guy? That's a fake."

"Chu Qiguang, this world is far from being as beautiful as it seems on the surface. On the contrary, there are huge problems."

"You are the true master of the Chamber of Commerce, and also the true owner of the Blood Pond, World Access, and Cave Heaven Paradise."

"It's just you now..."

The other party's voice disappeared instantly, as if it had been cut off by something.

Chu Qiguang's brows frowned slightly, and his eyes swept around, but he didn't feel anything unusual.